F2F Class Notes (Jacob) [W]

Discuss using that… many/a lot of/much 

Write about the styles of Japanese Cinematography.

Vocabulary

Overhaul – to completely change something
eg. They gave me job duties a complete overhaul.

2 face approach – to say something but try to do /want it differently

I need time to think about it – a way to brush off something or not hurt someones feelings

boomerang – 
boomerang effect – something you push away and then it comes back to get you later (negatively)
eg. I was very mean to my old boss and then he became my boss again. The boomerang effect.

Misinterpret – to misunderstand something

Grammar

My supervisor doesn’t want to go to another team.

I want change to a company has many trade and works with China abroad. I don’t want to work in China.
I want change to a company that has many a lot of trade which works with China from abroad. I don’t want to work in China.

Original 

Until to my university, I was not very interested in Japanese history and culture. Not only because I was impacted by the education that Japan invaded China and killed a lot of Chinese, but also Japanese name is so difficult to remember . So when I was a sophomore I choose French for my second language.

At my third year in university, one of my friends recommend me a Japanese TV play which attracted me deeply by its profound context and weird value. Then I was fascinated by a Japanese cartoon called 《One Piece》 and totally admire whatever the cartoon expressed. Gradually I want to know more about the country.Like why the Japanese nationality is so united and unique ? How Japan absorbed other countries culture and created a new one? Why the country which was the first independent in Asia in modern history finally launched war to its neighbors.

After I studied Japanese and read more books about the country. What shocks me is the country preserve a lot of Chinese culture where even in China can‘t find now. However Japanese has its own character and recreated China’s . As for Japanese , it is very strange but interesting that they believe in the opinion not troubling others in any time. Even when some of them suicide they also prepare carefully and act as a fabulous act.

I have to acknowledge I just know a little about Japan . So I will learn Japanese continuely and visit Japan as often as possible,

Edited

Until to my I went to university, I was not very interested in Japanese history and culture. Not only because I was impacted by the education teachings that Japan invaded China and killed a lot of Chinese, but also Japanese names are so difficult to remember. So when I was a sophomore I chose French for my second language.

In/during my third year in university, one of my friends recommended me a Japanese TV series which attracted me deeply by its profound context and weird values. Then I was fascinated by a Japanese cartoon called 《One Piece》 and totally admired whatever the cartoon expressed. Gradually I wanted to know more about the country. Like why the Japanese nationality is so united and unique ? How Japan absorbed other countries cultures and created a new one? Why the country which was the first independent in Asia, in modern history, finally launched war on its neighbors.

After I studied Japanese and read more books about the country. What shocks me is the country preserved a lot of Chinese culture where even in China, you can‘t find it now. However Japan has its own characteristics and recreated China’s . As for Japanese , it is very strange but interesting that they believe in the opinion that they should not trouble others at any time. Even when some of them commit suicide they also prepare carefully and act/carry it out as a fabulous act.

I have to acknowledge that I just only know a little about Japan . So I will continue to learn Japanese and visit Japan as often as possible,